Thermoregulation of termite mounds: What role does ambient temperature and metabolism of the colony play?

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 357-363

  Korb, J ^a   Linsenmair, K E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fungus; Macrotermes bellicosus; Macrotermitinae; Metabolism; Mound structure

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; METABOLISM; NEST STRUCTURE; TERMITE; THERMOREGULATION;

COMOE NATIONAL PARK; COTE D'IVOIRE;

ISOPTERA; MACROTERMES BELLICOSUS; TERMITIDAE;

EID: 0034535919     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00001731     Document Type: Article

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